EricNylund's Cyberpunkish novel about a mage assassin with multiple personalities.

----Tropes used:* CelestialDeadline: The contract with the devil has a loophole: One year before it runs out, 13 heroes can be recruited to find the holy grail. If they find it before the contract runs out, the contract is nullified. * CyberPunk* DealWithTheDevil* DeflectorShields* FasterThanLightTravel: They use some odd system where they can travel faster than light but relativity still applies. * FreudianExcuse* GodWasMyCopilot: [[spoiler:Setebos, the Angel AI]]. * ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Are the other personalities magically created or is Germain nuts?* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind* Magitek* MeaningfulName: Morning Star (Lucifer) * Mega Corp: Morning Star, again.* MentalTimeTravel: [[spoiler:Germain's seven second trip. ]]* MurderInc: Umbra Corp. * PublicDomainArtifact: The big one: The Holy Grail* ResetButton* ReligionIsMagic* RippleEffectProofMemory: Averted, [[spoiler:Germain has no idea history is being altered]].* SharingABody* StarfishAliens: One alien is a hive of beetles. * TheSyndicate: Umbra Corp.* TheWormThatWalks* TimedMission: One year.* ToHellAndBack ----<>